by Dave Johnson | Nov 1, 2013 | Blog
Senate Democrats, there have been over 400 filibusters. What are you going to do about it? We the People want to know. We thought we had elections. We thought things were decided and the country could finally move forward. Are We the People the boss here, or are the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog
The Economic Policy Institute released a report today titled, The Legislative Attack on American Wages and Labor Standards, 2011–2012. The report was written by Gordon Lafer, EPI research associate and associate professor at the University of Oregon. According to the...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog
At next week's Celebrating America’s Future 2013 Awards Gala United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo Gerard will be honored as a Progressive Champion. Labor is progressive, and progressives recognize labor's partnership in the fight for democracy and prosperity for...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog
Manufacturing jobs (and, of course, the manufacturers) are so important to any economy. That's why countries like China go to such efforts to get them. But for some time our country has been neglecting this sector in favor of the financial sector. This week Senate...
by Leo Gerard | Oct 29, 2013 | Blog
Pope Francis has the antidote for what ails the United States. He gave the Catholic Church’s 1.2 billion followers a dose last week when he suspended the Bishop of Bling. The German bishop, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, bought himself a $20,000 bathtub while spending...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 29, 2013 | Blog
Amtrak doesn't "make money" so Republicans want to cut back on service to rural areas. This is America's ideological tension: democracy serves We the People, plutocracy and markets serve the people who have money. Of course you read Progressive Breakfast every morning...
